Grade 7: "Blessed Is the Match" and "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

Two brief poems — "Blessed Is the Match," by Hannah Szenes, and "Nothing Gold Can Stay," by Robert Frost — reflect on sacrifice, beauty, and the fleeting nature of life.
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  1. match
    a thin piece of wood that ignites with friction
    Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame.
    "Blessed Is the Match"
  2. consume
    destroy completely
    Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame.
    "Blessed Is the Match"
  3. kindling
    material for starting a fire
    Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame.
    "Blessed Is the Match"
  4. flame
    combustion of materials producing heat and light and smoke
    Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame.
    "Blessed Is the Match"
  5. honor
    the state of being esteemed
    Blessed is the heart with strength to stop its beating for honor's sake.
    "Blessed Is the Match"
  6. nature
    the physical world including plants and animals
    Nature’s first green is gold,
    Her hardest hue to hold.
    Her early leaf’s a flower;
    But only so an hour.
    "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
  7. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
    Nature’s first green is gold,
    Her hardest hue to hold.
    Her early leaf’s a flower;
    But only so an hour.
    "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
  8. subside
    sink to a lower level or form a depression
    Then leaf subsides to leaf.
    So Eden sank to grief,
    So dawn goes down to day.
    Nothing gold can stay.
    "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
  9. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
    Then leaf subsides to leaf.
    So Eden sank to grief,
    So dawn goes down to day.
    Nothing gold can stay.
    "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
  10. dawn
    the first light of day
    Then leaf subsides to leaf.
    So Eden sank to grief,
    So dawn goes down to day.
    Nothing gold can stay.
    "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Created on Fri Apr 03 12:05:27 EDT 2026 (updated Fri Aug 21 15:15:58 EDT 2026)

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